Work pack



Feb. 18, 1930. A BRADLEY Q 1,747,346

WORK PACK Filed NOV. 10, 1925 FRONT ELEMT/DN Arm/,7

Patented Feb. 18, 1930 UNH'E i v 1 mane ARTHUR A. BRADLEY, or HARTFO D,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO uND woon EL- LIOTT FISHER COMPANY, on NEW YORK,N. Y., A CORPORATION or ELAW woRK PACK I Application filed November Thisinvention relates to machines for facilitating the handling ofwork-sheets in typewriting machines, and is especially adapted to beused in certain systems of bookkeeping.

Bookkeeping machines are usually provided with a tally mechanism havinga supply spool around which is wound a strip of carbon together with astrip of paper. Said tally-strip is passed under the platen and isrewound onto a receiving spool which is connected to the line-spacingmechanism of the machine. The center feed-rolls are usually removed andthe tally-strip is made narrower than the width between the outerfeed-rolls, so that in case the platen is rotated by the finger-piece atthe end thereof, the tally-strip will remain stationary. In connectionwith said tally-strip it has been customary to insert a statement-sheetin front of the tallystrip, said statement-sheet being wide enough toengage the feed-rolls, thereby rendering it feasible to feed thestatement-sheet independently of the tally-strip.

Sometimes, however, this is objectionable, and instead it is desirableto use a statementsheet no wider than the tally-strip. In this inventiona work-sheet combines a statementsheet and a record-sheet, held togetherby a weakened line at the top thereof. The statement-sheet may beas wideas the tally strip, and the record-sheet much wider, being wide enoughto engage the feed-rolls of'the ma chine.

'-,then rotated and the assembled pack is positioned to receive thefirst line of typing, whereupon the work-sheet is line-spaced'by meansof the line-spacing mechanism, which alsoline-spaces the tally-strip.Owing to the construction of the machine it is possible tosimultaneously line-space both the work-sheet and the tally-strip bymeans of the line-space handle, and at the same time to position thework-sheet without disturbing the tallystrip.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. a

In the accompanying drawings,

. Figure 1 is a front view of the invention asapplied to an Underwoodstandard typewriting machine.

Figure 2 is an end view, showing the tallymechanism connected to theline-spacing mechanism of the machine.

Figure 3 is a cross-section through the center of the machine.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of. theworksheetp This invention isillustrated as applied to an Underwood standard typewriting machine,which has, as regular equipment, a platen 10, journaled in. the endplates 11 of a platen frame, upon which there is secured atallymechanism. Said machine is also-provided with a line-spacingmechanism or sliding member 12, and typing instrumentalities represented by a type-bar 13. x

The tally-mechanism includes a supplyspool 1i, around which there iswound a tallystrip 15 and a strip of carbon'16. The strips are insertedat the introductory side ofthe' platen, under and around the same, pastthe printing point, and are rewound onto a receiving spool .17 which isconnected to-the line-spacing mechanism 12. When the machine has atally-mechanism, it is customary to remove the center feed-trolls,andonly the outer rolls 18 are left on the feed-roll-shaft 19, so that thetally-strip may be fed around the platen independently of thefeed-rolls. To

this end, there is provided mechanism for i operatively connecting thereceiving spool 17 to the line-spacing mechanism. Said'mech-.

anism may include a pair'of spur-gears-20 and 21, respectivelysecured tothe spool 17 and to a shaft 22, which has also secured there- 7 to, attheendthereof, a ratchet 23 co-operat:

ing withapawl 24: fulcrumed-on anj arn 25l 22. The arm 25 is operativelyconnected by which is pivotallyimountediupon. said shaft means of a link26 to the sliding member 12, v which carries a pawl. 27 toengage with aratchet 28 fast toa platen-axle 29. Byineans of a. finger-piece, notshown, the slide 12" moved rearwardly when the. carriage is re;

' n order to facilitate refilling the sup l spool 14, th ere;is provideda key-hol eslot 30 shaft, therebyilocking thespool in operating I v a 7vmachine over an independe tly -feedable -tal-' 7 V ly-strip including arecord-sheet. which is" in end-brackets 31; so that ashaft 3251115011 1v Which thesupply-spoolis mounted, may beeir tered into the slots,- andthen rotated by Ineans'of a finger-piece 33 at the end ofthe position;[It Ijwill bend-ted that the receiv w ing spoollis 'rotatably mountedupon, end j plates 34 'ofa frame rockably mountedupony the shaftfQQ, on.which it is swung upwardly i of the gearZO. The plates '34 may be tied 1together by .meazns 'of ti e rods 36 and 37, I

V, 1Referring 1to Figure 4, in which a novel p jf'to remove the"supplysp ool l4, :Sai'd spool 14 is prevented from rotating backwardlyby meansof:a-pawl 85'engaging with the cogs workaslieet: isilliistr'atedfit will be noted? that thereis provideda narrowstatement-sheet 38 forming an integral part of a'recor-d-sheet 39wl1ichisprovided'with-a pair of side ex- 7 tensions or feeding flaps46and-'47 the 'twor isheetsbeingsof substantially the same length I 1an'd'beingattached atthe top thereof by a weakened line 40; I The twosheets are interleaved with a carbon 42, so asto form. a'pack, 1

i V and the leadihg :edge thereofis inserted at ,the rear of the platen,over a table 43 in back of -thef-tally-strip,land is pushed down; so

. thatlitsleading edge :at'the feeding flaps will befsq-n'aredfar'gaihst:thefeed rolls. Then the Q platehis'r otate-d byga finger-piece 44,,andthe" work-sheet'ispositioned for the first line of typing, asfishowninFigure 3.

i 7 Other lines of typing are spaced means 7 of-the line-spacingmeehanism'in the regular V tally stripl 7 i Variationsmay 'niann'er andtheplaten is always line-spaced asithe carriage is returned previouslyto'withdrawing the work-sheet from the machine,

to permit the insertion of a fresh sheet."

pair of integralfeeding flaps upon said rec ord-s'heet extending to bothsides in such manner as to materially widenthe'recordsheet, so that bothsaid feeding'fla'ps may be engaged by'the end feed rolls ofthe machin'e,whereby to feed said record-sheet,'andthereby feed said bill-sheetwithout cont'act of the feed-rolls with the latter sheet.

.2. A work-paek forfuse in a typewri-tingp adapted to be superposed onsaid tally-strip and relatively wider'tha-n the ,distance bettweentheeiid feed-rolls of the machine and adapted to extend Over e y-strip on50 I both sides, and a front sheet overlying said record-sheetintermedigately of the sides thereof'a'n-d friably connectedtheretoatthe V rolls and corresponding. approximately with 7 Sinceit isdesired'to laterally position the I worksheet relatively to the,position of the .tal-ly+strip, ;there maybe provided a side gage 45,slidably; mounted upon the rear table'43.

' Itibe ,noted that datafrnay be typed 'clirectlysonthe record-slieet39-at the sides of thewstatement-sheetr38 without having the 1 on thelattersheetv :or on the p data appear I be resortedto within the"scopexofthe invention, and portions of-thel improvements {beusedwithout others.

thfls described'my invention, I

